> According to our statutes it is the function of the COC to appoint and
> remove board members. It is also fitting that OSM express its wishes to the
> COC regarding these matters. The OSM nomination and election process
> guidelines, including term extensions, can be viewed here:
> http://community.joomla.org/blogs/leadership/1331-osm-nomination-and-...
> .

> The board of Open Source Matters requests that the COC extend the terms of
> the following board members whose terms are ending, to allow for continuity
> as well as retaining their essential skills:

> Robert Deutz
> Javier Gomez
> Jacques Rentzke

> A discussion about term extensions and the motivation of these three
> members can be viewed here:
> http://groups.google.com/group/open-source-matters-public/browse_thre...
> .

> We would appreciate a response prior to our next board meeting, which is
>  scheduled for February 21st.

> Thank you for your consideration.

> Respectfully submitted,
> Alice Grevet, OSM Assistant Secretary

> Thanks,

> paul

> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 10:02 AM, Alice Grevet <
> alice.gre...@opensourcematters.org> wrote:

>> Dear Community Oversight Committee (COC) members,

>> According to our statutes it is the function of the COC to appoint and
>> remove board members. It is also fitting that OSM express its wishes to the
>> COC regarding these matters. The OSM nomination and election process
>> guidelines, including term extensions, can be viewed here:
>> http://community.joomla.org/blogs/leadership/1331-osm-nomination-and-...
>> .

>> The board of Open Source Matters requests that the COC extend the terms
>> of the following board members whose terms are ending, to allow for
>> continuity as well as retaining their essential skills:

>> Robert Deutz
>> Javier Gomez
>> Jacques Rentzke

>> A discussion about term extensions and the motivation of these three
>> members can be viewed here:
>> http://groups.google.com/group/open-source-matters-public/browse_thre...
>> .

>> We would appreciate a response prior to our next board meeting, which is
>>  scheduled for February 21st.

>> Thank you for your consideration.

>> Respectfully submitted,
>> Alice Grevet, OSM Assistant Secretary

> To all OSM members, thanks very much for all your hard work, now and in
> the future.

> PS, thanks for setting up my write access to this list now Jacques.
> On 2012/02/08 09:59 PM, Ryan Ozimek wrote:
>> +1 from me.

>> Best,
>> Ryan

>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Paul Orwig
>> <paul.or...@opensourcematters.org
>> <mailto:paul.or...@opensourcematters.org>> wrote:

>>     +1 from me

>>     Thanks,

>>     paul

>>     On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 10:02 AM, Alice Grevet
>>     <alice.gre...@opensourcematters.org
>>     <mailto:alice.gre...@opensourcematters.org>> wrote:

>>         Dear Community Oversight Committee (COC) members,

>>         According to our statutes it is the function of the COC to
>>         appoint and remove board members. It is also fitting that OSM
>>         express its wishes to the COC regarding these matters. The OSM
>>         nomination and election process guidelines, including term
>>         extensions, can be viewed here:
>>         http://community.joomla.org/blogs/leadership/1331-osm-nomination-and-....

>>         The board of Open Source Matters requests that the COC extend
>>         the terms of the following board members whose terms are ending,
>>         to allow for continuity as well as retaining their essential skills:

>>         Robert Deutz
>>         Javier Gomez
>>         Jacques Rentzke

>>         A discussion about term extensions and the motivation of these
>>         three members can be viewed here:
>>         http://groups.google.com/group/open-source-matters-public/browse_thre....

>>         We would appreciate a response prior to our next board meeting,
>>         which is  scheduled for February 21st.

>>         Thank you for your consideration.

>>         Respectfully submitted,
>>         Alice Grevet, OSM Assistant Secretary

> Thank you to the Community Oversight Committee (COC) for informing us of
> your decision.

> It's an honor for me to continue serving on the board of Open Source
> Matters (OSM) within the Joomla! Project.

> regards,

> Jacques Rentzke
> Secretary of the Board
> Open Source Matters, Inc.

> On 2012/02/17 09:20 AM, Brad Baker wrote:

>> The COC has approved the extension of these 3 people's OSM terms.

>> To all OSM members, thanks very much for all your hard work, now and in
>> the future.

>> PS, thanks for setting up my write access to this list now Jacques.

>  On 2012/02/08 09:59 PM, Ryan Ozimek wrote:

>>> +1 from me.

>>> Best,
>>> Ryan

>>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Paul Orwig
>>> <paul.or...@opensourcematters.org
>>> <mailto:paul.or...@opensourcematters.org>> wrote:

>>>    +1 from me

>>>    Thanks,

>>>    paul

>>>    On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 10:02 AM, Alice Grevet
>>>    <alice.gre...@opensourcematters.org
>>>    <mailto:alice.gre...@opensourcematters.org>> wrote:

>>>        Dear Community Oversight Committee (COC) members,

>>>        According to our statutes it is the function of the COC to
>>>        appoint and remove board members. It is also fitting that OSM
>>>        express its wishes to the COC regarding these matters. The OSM
>>>        nomination and election process guidelines, including term
>>>        extensions, can be viewed here:

>>> http://community.joomla.org/blogs/leadership/1331-osm-nomination-and-...
>>> .

>>>        The board of Open Source Matters requests that the COC extend
>>>        the terms of the following board members whose terms are ending,
>>>        to allow for continuity as well as retaining their essential
>>> skills:

>>>        Robert Deutz
>>>        Javier Gomez
>>>        Jacques Rentzke

>>>        A discussion about term extensions and the motivation of these
>>>        three members can be viewed here:

>>> http://groups.google.com/group/open-source-matters-public/browse_thre...
>>> .

>>>        We would appreciate a response prior to our next board meeting,
>>>        which is  scheduled for February 21st.

>>>        Thank you for your consideration.

>>>        Respectfully submitted,
>>>        Alice Grevet, OSM Assistant Secretary